Philips agrees to acquire SpectraWAVE Inc.

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[1] The SpectraWAVE HyperVue Imaging System and the Starlight Imaging Catheter is a US Class 2 device cleared by FDA through K221257 and K230691. The SpectraWAVE X1-FFR Software is a US Class 2 device cleared by FDA through K251355.
[2] Compared with angiography-guided Percutaneous Coronary Interventions.
[3] AI-derived algorithms are deployed on the device to support vessel segmentation and contouring. Analytical (non-AI) models are used for generating FFR values.
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